Saturday, March 3, 2012

Monster Howls (PART TWO)

Our Part Two look at the Monster Howls '66 one-shot issue (Humor-Vision / Major Magazines) features even more fun art and monster madness, aka "Laughs in a Horror Vein" from additional top of the line greats like Joe Maneely, Bill Everett, etc... other goofy gags from this issue by Don Orehek and Pete Wyma, can be found in the THOIA 2008 Archives by clicking HERE!

Karswell: I've read where many greats (including Severin) spoke of Maneely in reverential tones - all seeming to agree his place in comic book art history would be much higher had he not died so young. It's easy to see why in the first few pages here. Wow, just look at that inking! Apparently, he was one of those artists that, basically, drew in his inking; i.e. his pencils being just very light outlines of basic shapes and stick figures. That ability always knocks me out!

I was not aware of these Maneely pages (the last one is his as well). He had been dead 8 years when this was published so where did it come from? From an earlier issue of Cracked I have forgotten? I have the whole first two years...

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